LAWS 674 - Health Law: Finance and Organization

Credits: 2/3

This course focuses on the business of health care and the laws that impact health care business enterprises, including the tax laws governing tax-exempt organizations, the antitrust laws, and the fraud and abuse laws. The course will also examine how health care is funded and regulated through both private and public insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. The class will do problems for each reading assignment, some in groups and some individually.

Prerequisites:

Health Law and Policy

Note: Students who elect to take this course for three (3) credits will write a paper that meets the writing requirement.

Basis of Grade: In addition to problems, this is a paper course and students will be expected to draft an in-depth memorandum analyzing an issue related to one of these areas of the law. The specific topic will be up to the student.

Form of Grade: Letter

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